Fighting Father Dunne (1948)

Directed by

Ted Tetzlaff

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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How it feels

This biographical film follows a Catholic priest named Father Peter Dunne. He works to create a home for homeless newsboys in St. Louis during the early 1900s.

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What happens

Fighting Father Dunne is a 1948 American biographical film about the life of Father Peter Dunne, and the creation of his News Boys Home in St. Louis, Missouri. Directed by Ted Tetzlaff, the screenplay was written by Martin Rackin and Frank Davis, based on an original story by William Rankin. The film stars Pat O'Brien as Fr. Dunne, along with Darryl Hickman, Charles Kemper, Una O'Connor, Arthur Shields, Harry Shannon, Joe Sawyer, Myrna Dell, and Ruth Donnelly. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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